How to Make Dandelion Tea

How to Make Dandelion Tea



Making dandelion tea is a wonderful way to learn the easy way how to go natural and feel good at the same time.







Things You'll Need:





Dandelion Flowers









1


This is so easy - there aren't many steps!





2


Just go out to your yard and cut off the flower tops (no green parts) of those pretty little things we call dandelions.





3


Just steep a handful of them in a cup of water for 20 minutes. Add a little sweetner - I use stevia - and you have a nice cup of dandelion tea. It's a great tonic, flushing out the liver and giving your immune system a needed boost!


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How to Make Cucumber Ointment

How to Make Cucumber Ointment



The healing qualities of cucumber make it an excellent additive for an ointment. Cucumber ointment will heal skin irritations, including minor cuts, scrapes and sunburns. It will also moisturize and sooth dry, irritated skin. When you make your own cucumber ointment, you will know that the ingredients are completely natural and chemical-free.







Things You'll Need:





Cucumber




Veal suet




Lard




Clean muslin or cheesecloth




1-qt. jar or crock




Rosewater




Small glass jars, sterilized









1


Wash the cucumbers thoroughly, and mash them to a pulp with a food processer or a blender, or grate the cucumbers to a pulp. Strain the juice and set it aside.





2


Cut the veal suet into small chunks and heat it over a hot water bath until the fat is melted. Stir the lard into the mixture, and strain it through a piece of muslin or cheesecloth into a mixing bowl.





3


Stir in a third of the cucumber, and whip it with a plastic spatula until any odor dissipates, then put it into the 1-qt. jar or crock and cover it securely.





4


Put the jar or crock into a hot water bath until the fat separates from the juice, and strain the green matter off the top of the ointment.





5


Stir in the remainder of the cucumber juice and put the ointment in a cool place to harden.





6


Melt the ointment over a hot water bath and strain it into sterile glass jars. Put a thin layer of rosewater on the top of the ointment to act as preservative, and seal the jars securely.


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How to Make Cough Syrup

How to Make Cough Syrup



Cough syrup can be acquired over the counter, but you can also make it from ingredients from your kitchen and the health-food store. You may not feel like shopping when you get sick, so it might be a good idea to gather the ingredients you'll need and have them ready to whip up into a cough syrup at the first sign of a cough or sore throat.









1


Bring two cups of water to a boil on the stove or in the microwave. You can use a pan as small as 2 quarts to make the cough syrup.





2


Chop up some elecampane root into small pieces. Elecampane root is a natural cough suppressant and the whole root can be purchased at a health foods store. If you cannot find it, you can substitute ginger root. Add the root pieces to the boiling water.





3


Boil the root for several minutes until it starts to become soft. Then, squeeze the juice from half a lemon and add it to the mixture. You can add juice from an entire lemon if you can stand the taste.





4


Add a couple spoonfuls of honey to the cough syrup. The honey not only will soothe the throat, it covers up any unpleasant taste in the cough syrup. You can use anything else you desire to improve the taste such as sugar or peppermint.





5


Pour in a couple spoonfuls of your favorite whiskey if you desire. The whiskey helps you relax and sleep and is good for a nighttime remedy.





6


Make the cough syrup fresh every 4 to 6 hours and drink while your symptoms persist.


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How to Make Cough Syrup - Herbal Cough Syrup

How to Make Cough Syrup - Herbal Cough Syrup



School time here on the West Coast is fast approaching. Every parent knows that cold season will be upon us with fury and trips to the doctors seem to be excessive. I have allot of herbal recipes to relieve cough and prevent colds. Here is one great recipe on how to make your own cough syrup. This will last for months if properly sealed and refrigerated. If you want to stop your trips to the doctor, then this How To is For You.







Things You'll Need:





2 parts slippery elm bark




2 parts valerian




2 parts comfrey root




1 part wild cherry bark




2 parts licorice root




1 part ginger root




1 part cinnamon bark




4 parts fennel seeds




1/8 part orange peel









1


Use 2oz. of herb mixture to 1 quart water. Over low heat, simmer the liquid down to one pint. This will give you a very concentrated, thick tea.





2


Strain the herbs from the liquid. Compost the herbs and pour the liquid back into the pot.





3


To each pint of liquid, add one cup of honey.





4


Warm honey and liquid together to mix well.








Tips & Warnings










This homemade cough syrup will last months properly sealed and kept cold.








Look at my other articles for further herbal recipes and easy cold preventions.








Always use caution when using herbs.



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How to Make Cough Suppresant

How to Make Cough Suppresant



Cough and cold season is a dreaded time in a household. Even more dreaded is facing the nasty flavors, not to mention the potentially harmful ingredients in your typical over the counter cough suppresant. So what is a person to do? Make your own of course! Here is a quick and easy way to relieve your cough, using ingredients that can easily be found around your house.







Things You'll Need:





Corn Syrup




Salt




Buckwheat Honey







How to Make Your Own Homemade Cough Suppresant




1


Go to the store or look in your cupboards for the needed ingredients. The secret ingredients are quite readily found in your kitchen. The two ingredients that you will need are corn syrup and buckwheat honey. If you can’t find buckwheat honey at your local supermarket, any type of honey will do.





2


Put about one tablespoon of salt in a glass of warm water. Mix well.





3


Take the salt water solution that you've just made and put a good amount into your mouth. Gargle with the salt water for about sixty seconds, and then spit the solution out.





4


Take one tablespoon of the buckwheat honey and one tablespoon of the corn syrup orally and swallow.








Tips & Warnings










For younger
children
with a mild cough do not use the salt water solution or the buckwheat honey. Instead use a smaller dose by itself (about ВЅ teaspoon of corn syrup). The salt water helps to prepare your throat and the honey and corn syrup act as a cough suppressant.








If cough persists for more than three days, go to the doctor. Home remedies are great but they are no substitute for a doctor's care.



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